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Chris: Murderers should be sentenced to life in prison, not subjected to the death penalty. A life sentence is enough to deter any convicted murderer from killing again. Moreover, even the worst offenders may subsequently undergo a miraculous rehabilitation—a possibility that is eliminated by the death penalty. The Bird Man of Alcatraz, a notorious convicted murderer, is a case in point. He raised canaries while in prison and ultimately became an acknowledged authority on the subject.
Dana: But the Bird Man of Alcatraz killed another inmate while in prison. What would you do to deter him from committing yet another murder—take away his birds?
Each of the following can be inferred from Chris’s argument EXCEPT:
(A) All convicted murderers will be deterred from killing again if given life sentences.
(B) Any convicted murderer could undergo a miraculous rehabilitation.
(C) The Bird Man of Alcatraz is an example of miraculous rehabilitation.
(D) The threat of life imprisonment is adequate to deter potential murderers.
(E) Becoming an acknowledged authority on canaries is evidence of one person’s rehabilitation.
Dana: But the Bird Man of Alcatraz killed another inmate while in prison. What would you do to deter him from committing yet another murder—take away his birds?
Each of the following can be inferred from Chris’s argument EXCEPT:
(A) All convicted murderers will be deterred from killing again if given life sentences.
(B) Any convicted murderer could undergo a miraculous rehabilitation.
(C) The Bird Man of Alcatraz is an example of miraculous rehabilitation.
(D) The threat of life imprisonment is adequate to deter potential murderers.
(E) Becoming an acknowledged authority on canaries is evidence of one person’s rehabilitation.
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21 Mar 2020, 11:23
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Question Type: Inference EXCEPT - So we're eliminating answer choices that could be true and choosing an answer choice that can not be true.
This question is unique because the question asks us to judge Chris' argument only. Dana's counter argument is irrelevant to us.
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Eliminate... This is Chris' argument, despite the obvious flaws in his reasoning. "A life sentence is enough to deter any convicted murderer from killing again."
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Eliminate... This is Chris' argument, despite the obvious flaws in his reasoning. "A life sentence is enough to deter any convicted murderer from killing again."
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Eliminate. Chris uses The Bird Man as "a case in point" that "even the word offenders" could undergo miraculous rehabilitation
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Out of Scope! This is our answer! Chris never discussed preventing initial murders. Chris only talked about preventing a "convicted murderer from killing again."
Bunuel
Eliminate. Chris uses the fact that the Bird Man became an expert on canaries as "a case in point" that someone can "undergo miraculous rehabilitation.
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